Seems more and more that people are exclusively "expenses" rather than "investments" nowadays. When was the last time your employer "invested" in training (of any kind) for you?
-jc- > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of Pat Carroll > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:52 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in ch_action_txretry): Busy > > I agree, it's all about money. It seems to me that an educational > license would be a *good* long term investment, even if a few are > abused. Or maybe IBM's commitment to the "NextGen" is not as strong as > we are led to believe. > > > Patrick Carroll | Enterprise Technical Architect > L.L.Bean, Inc.(r) | Double L St. | Freeport ME 04033 > http://www.llbean.com | pcarr...@llbean.com | 207.552.2426 > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain > confidential information that is legally privileged. The information is > solely for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any disclosure, > copying, distribution, or other use of this information is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the > sender by return e-mail and delete this message. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of > McKown, John > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 3:43 PM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in > ch_action_txretry): Busy > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:linux-...@vm.marist.edu] On Behalf Of > > Patrick Spinler > > Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 2:33 PM > > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > > Subject: Re: zSeries OS licenses, Was: Re: ch-0.0.0e21 (TX in > > ch_action_txretry): Busy > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Alan Altmark wrote: > > > > > > Bottom line, zPDT is available only to software vendors (ISVs). > > > > So, end result, there's no inexpensive desktop viable evaluation, > > training or hobbiest option available for non ISVs, period. > > > > - From the amount of traffic in this this thread, it sounds like I'm > > not the only person who'd appreciate having such a thing available. > > How can we customers request such a thing from IBM? If enough > > customers ask, I'd hope IBM management would at least consider making > > such available. > > > > - -- Pat > > As in all things in a capitalist country: Money talks. Speech doesn't. > Or, as is sometimes said by IBMers on the IBM-MAIN list: "Show us a > business case which will make us money and we'll pay attention." Unsaid > is: "Otherwise you're <elided> in the wind." > > -- > John McKown > Systems Engineer IV > IT > > Administrative Services Group > > HealthMarkets(r) > > 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 > (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com > * www.HealthMarkets.com > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or > proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the > original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products > underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, > Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life > Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance > Company.SM > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390